Thomas Gould
Question:427. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students expected to enrol in Cork universities in September 2024. [30183/24]
View answerWednesday, 10 July 2024
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My Department does not currently produce specific projections regarding third level enrolments, by county or by Higher Education Institution. Further information regarding projections for higher education enrolment is available here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/projections/?referrer=http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/projections/projections-of-demand-for-full-time-third-level-education-2018-2040.pdf.
Data sourced from the HEA website details undergraduate new entrants to University College Cork and Munster Technological University for the last five academic years available, is outlined in the table below.
|
Institute |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2021/2022 |
2022/2023 |
|
Munster Technological University |
2,490 |
2,640 |
2,875 |
2,820 |
2,605 |
|
University College Cork |
3,610 |
3,700 |
3,895 |
3,840 |
3,915 |
|
Grand Total |
6,100 |
6,340 |
6,770 |
6,660 |
6,520 |